Making Moves
For such a tight-knit industry, real estate has a lot of players, and we’re keeping track of them in our Making Moves feature. Stay up to date on your colleagues in the industry, where they’ve been and where they’re going.
The new executives have marketing and communications experience in Washington, D.C.
Guaranteed Rate Affinity has appointed Dino Guadagnino as regional vice president of reverse mortgages and Kevin Dilday as area sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic region.
A longtime industry veteran, Bernstein has lived in Houston for over 50 years and first obtained her real estate license in the 1980s.
In his new role with the state real estate department, Woodroof is tasked with overseeing the group, which does work to protect consumers and regulate the industry in Texas.
The appointment, announced at Christie’s International Real Estate’s recent annual conference, will take effect in June.
She was formerly a top producer with Keller Williams Memorial.
Mike Buffler, a 13-year veteran of the entertainment banking industry, has joined Rate to provide flexible, strategic mortgage solutions for its athlete and musician clients nationwide.
The luxury condo and new-development specialist was previously an agent with Douglas Elliman and had a sales volume over $72 million in 2024.
New CFO Tim Dieffenbecher previously served with CEO Chris Czarnecki at Broadstone Net Lease and Broadstone Real Estate.
The five-person group, led by Deanna Kimbrell, is based in The Woodlands but assists clients across northern Houston.
Nan and Company Properties recently added four agents: JD Adamson, Theresa Roemer, Chanel Chapman and Matt Issa.
Formerly a loan officer and sales manager with Network Funding, Jacoby closed over $62 million in production volume in 2024.
The builder also added Stewart Parker as president of its Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth divisions.
A native Houstonian, Ganjavi entered real estate in 2019. His previous professional experience was in architecture.
In the role, he’ll oversee nine active developments and recommend land for future projects.
In his new role, Tysdal will be responsible for strategic land acquisitions across the greater Houston area.